Included was a signed picture of the flight deck of the U.S.S. George H.W. Bush and a letter that read in part:

Congratulations on receiving your Wings of Gold. Though we have not met, I share the pride your father has for you during this momentous occasion.

All the best,

G. Bush.

Pence Sr. called it "deeply humbling" to stand before Bush's casket and the Bush family.

Former President George W. Bush, Laura Bush, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush and his wife Columba, and the late president's other living children -- Neil, Marvin and Doro -- lined the inner circle of mourners.

To the Bush family, Pence said that "today, on behalf of the first family and my family and the American people, we offer our deepest sympathies. We thank you for sharing this special man with our nation and the world."

House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff of California said that "people have suffered enough" because of President Trump and that a real leader would re-open the part of the government that has been shuttered since December.